2012-08-08 / Community Calendar

Gazette Calendar Of Events

Calendar compiled by Annette Hanze Alberts.

To be considered for the Calendar listing, event info must be received at least
two weeks prior to publication.
Dates & times are subject to change, call
to confirm.

Community Meetings
Clubs
American Legion Post 298
30-61 87 St., East Elmhurst.
1st Mon., 8 pm
American Legion & Ladies Aux. Post
118
89-02 91st St., Woodhaven,
718.846.6116
-2nd/3rd Mon., 8 pm
Bella Italia Mia: Dominic Sabatino
performs Puccini’s Il Tabarro
($15m/$17nm) Christ the King H.S.,
3rd Fl., 68-02 Metropolitan Ave.,
Middle Village • Aug. 12, noon
Federation of Italian American
Organizations of Queens
Wednesday Concerts (7-9:30 pm)
Athens Square Park, 30 St. & 30 Ave.,
Astoria. Info: 718.204.2444,
www.Italianfederation.com, to Aug.
29
-Extasy’s Marty Hroncich & Co.
Aug. 8
-Filippo, Nino Rizzuto & Rosanna
Aug. 15
-Tino “Live Entertainment”
Aug. 22
Flushing Camera Club
Flushing Hospital, Auditorium, 146-
01 45 Ave. (enter Burling St.),
718.749.0643,
www.flushingcameraclub.org • 1st,
3rd & 5th Weds., 7:30 pm
Italian Charities of America: 83-20
Queens Blvd., Elmhurst,
718.478.3100.
-Saturday Night Dances 8 p.m.-12
a.m.
Aug. 18
Queens Best Toastmasters Club
Public Speaking / Effective
Communica-tion. Elmhurst Hospital,
Conference Rm. A-1-15, 79-01
Broadway.
1st, 3rd, 5th Sat., 10 am - 12:15 pm
Rego Hills Republican Club 28th
A.D.
Sizzler Restaurant, 100-27
Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills,
718.275.6005.
Every 3rd Tues., 7:30 pm
Community Boards, Edu. & Pct.
112th Precinct Community Council
Mtg. 68-40 Austin St., Forest Hills.
Every 3rd Weds., 7:30 pm
Community Bd. 2 Mtg. Sunnyside
Comm. Svcs., 43-31 39 St., Ground
Fl., Sunnyside, info
www.QueensCB.org, 718.533.8773 •
Every 1st Thurs.
Community Bd. 3 Board Mtg. I.S.
227 Louis Armstrong School, 32-02
Junction Blvd. E. Elmhurst,
718.458.2707, www.cb3qn.nyc.gov

Every 3rd Thurs.
Community Bd. 4 Mtg.
VFW Post 150, 51-11 108 St.,
Corona, 718.760.3141 • Every 2nd
Tues.
Community Bd. 9 Mtg. For location
call 718.286.2686 • Every 2nd Tues.
Comm. Educ. Council Dist. 25
Annual and Calendar Mtgs. 30-48
Linden Pl., Rm. 407, Flushing, confirm 718.281.3786 Every 1st Weds., 7
pm
Community Dist. Educ. Council 26
M.S. 74, 61-15 Oceania St., Rm 121,
Bayside • Aug. 8, 7 pm
Greater Woodhaven Devel. Corp.
Mtg. St. Thomas the Apostle, 87-49
87 St., First Floor, Woodhaven.
Every 4th Tues., 7:30 pm

General Interest
Animal Shelter/Rescue (donations
always appreciated):
-Animal Rescue pet adoptions,
718.224.8629 or 631.420.0425.
-Bobbi and the Strays Pet Rescue &
Adoption Center, 71-03 80 St., Glendale,
718.326.6070, www.bobbiandthe
strays.org /Adopt.aspx.
-Muffin’s Pet Connection helps find
homes for pets. 718.833.7988 or
www.muffins.org.
Battle of the Bands Free auditions.
Resorts World Casino, 110-00
Rockaway Blvd., Jamaica,
rwnewyork.com, e-mail talentscouts@rwnework.com • To Aug.
31
Business Workshops by QEDC
Reg/Info
www.queensny.org/qedc/business/eve
nts.
-Aug. 22, 6:30-8:30 pm Gov.
Cuomo’s Business Outreach (free),
Queens Library, 41-17 Main St.,
Flushing. Info
www.tax.ny.gov/help/outreach/aug_ 2
2_ 12.htm. Mwisa Chisunka
518.457.2398.
Free Concert: Frank Pedulla and
the Music Staff Swing Orchestra St.
Helen’s Church Parking Lot, 84th St.
& 157th Sve, Howard Beach. Info
Sen. Addabbo’s ofc. 718.738.1111.
Aug. 9, 7-9 pm (rain or shine)
Free Summer Tennis Program age
5-18, all levels. Cncl. Spkr. Quinn
and Cncl. Dromm-sponsored. New
York Junior Tennis League, Newtown
H.S., 48-01 90th St., Elmhurst.
Rackets and balls provided. Wear
sneakers, bring water & snacks •
Mon.-Thurs., 9 am-12 pm, Fri. 9 am-
4 pm (ongoing registration, in person
only)
Free Tennis Cncl. Spkr. Quinn, Cncl.
Gennaro-sponsored. Pomonok Park,
65-11 155 St., Flushing. Info
www.nyjtl.org, 347.417.8156.
To Aug. 24, Tues. & Weds., 2-5 pm.
Kool & the Gang (free for Genting
Cardholders, outdoors) Resorts
World Casino,110-00 Rockaway

Blvd., Jamaica, rwnewyork.com •
Aug. 10, 8 pm
Mets Concerts, Games Citi Field,
Flushing. Info, tix
Mets.com/concerts, 718.507.TIXX.
After games, which start 7:10 pm:
-MercyMe Aug. 10.
-Merengue Night, Sergio Vargas
Aug. 24
Movies on the Beach Rockaway
Beach Aug. 9, Up (rain date Aug. 16)
at Beach 106 St.; Aug. 23, Cowboys
& Aliens (rain date Aug. 30) at Beach
73 St.
Operation Backpack Drive, by Cncl.
Koslowitz. Drop off backpacks and
school supplies for children in homeless/ domestic violence shelters, at
118-35 Queens Blvd, 17th Floor,
Forest Hills. Other drop-offs:
www.operationbackpacknyc.org.
To Aug. 10

Support Groups
Al-Anon
21-64 41st St., Astoria; call
718.728.2948
Co-Dependents Anonymous,
Women
85-18 61st Rd., Rego Park,
718.805.1032.
Fridays, 10 - 11:45 am
Domestic Violence
37-63 76 St., Jackson Heights.
call 718.639.8370.
Jovenes (Youth) AA
www.jovenesqueensaa.com. 102- 08
Northern Blvd, Corona, 718.426.7467
Lexington Hearing & Speech
Center
www.lexnyc.org • Hearing testing,
infants to seniors, 718.350.3171.
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental
Illness of Queens/Nassau) Zucker
Hillside Hospital, Sloman
Auditorium, 266 St. & 76 Ave., Glen
Oaks, 718.347.7284.
Narcotics Anonymous
www.westernqueensna.org,
718.962.6244
OCA 85-18 61 Rd., Rego Park,
www.obsessivecompulsiveanonymou
s, 917.443.0355 • Saturdays at 10:30
am
Overeaters Anonymous
www.queensoa.org
42-11 155 St., Flushing Fridays
SMART Recovery
www.smartrecovery.org. 97-29 64
Rd., Rego Park, 212.631.1198
Sundays
Strong Kids Campaign (YMCA)
238-10 Hillside Ave., Bellerose,
718.479.0505.
Women’s Support Group
Kissena Jewish Center, 43-43 Bowne
St., Flushing, info & reg.
718.461.6393.
Alternating Thurs., 10 am

Ar ts & Enter tainment

Barnes & Noble
176-60 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows,

718.380.7077 / 7000 Austin St.,
Forest Hills.
Weekly Storytimes (Fresh
Meadows):
Weds. and Sat., 11 am
Flushing Town Hall
Northern Blvd. & Linden Place,
718.463.7700,
www.flushingtownhall.org.
Free Sunday Concerts 1 pm dance
lessons, 2 pm concerts: • Aug. 12,
Tango Argentina • Aug. 26, Great
Highland Bagpipes and Mor “The
Pied Pipers of NY”
Dandy Wellington ($25/$20m/
$80/$70m pkg.) Aug. 10, 8-10 pm;
Swing dance lessons 7 pm.
Korean Culture Camp: Dragon
Story Reg. 718.463.7700 x241 • Aug.
22- 24, 11 am-3 pm.
Members’ Exhibition ($5/ $0m)
To Aug. 19
Collage Art of Louis Armstrong: In
the Cause of Happiness
Sat. & Sun., 12 - 5 pm • Through
2013
LaGuardia Community College
31-10 Thomson Ave., LIC.
718.482.5055,
www.lagcc.cuny.edu/www.laguardiap
erformingarts.org.
Louis Armstrong House (40 min.
tours $10/$7 seniors, students, children/ $0m, children under 4) 34-56
107 Ave.,
Corona, group rates: 718.478.8274.
www.LouisArmstrongHouse.org.
Summer with Satchmo Concert
Series To Aug. 18:
Concert Jazzmobile (free) Block
Party feat. Arturo O’Farrill, Aug. 16,
7 pm; Hot Jazz/ Cool Garden ($15
incl. house tour): The Lucky Dogs,
Aug. 18, 2 pm
Museum of the Moving Image
35 Ave. & 36 St., Astoria,
718.784.0077, 718.777.6888.
Ongoing:
-See It Big! (series. $6-$12 includes
museum adm.) To Sept. 9
-Fist and Sword (series)
-Korean Cinema Showcase (series)
-City Glow
-Behind the Screen
Noguchi Museum ($10/ $5 seniors,
student ID/ $0 under 12, NYC public H.S. ID) 9-01 33 Rd., LIC,
718.204.7088, www.noguchi.org.
Timeless Treasures (works from the
40s and 50s) ($5-$10) • To Sep. 9
Summer Nights in the Garden (free)
short films, cash bar, permanent collection galleries open, Aug. 31.
1st Fri., 5:30-8 pm.
Music in the Garden (free w/ museum admission) 2nd Sun., 3 pm
-Andy Akiho (steel pan) Aug. 12
-TBA, Sept. 9.
Open Studio ($5) • 1st Sun.
Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonne
Online: www.catalogue.noguchi.org.
Queens College
65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing,
718.997.5000.
Queens Museum of Art
Flushing Meadows Park,
718.592.9700,

www.queensmuseum.org.
Target Passport Fridays:
International Outdoor Film, Dance
& Music series
To Aug. 24, 6:30 pm dance/music, 8-
10 pm film • Aug. 10: Taiwan, Aug.
17: Dominican Rep., Aug. 24: Puerto
Rico.
World’s Fair Panorama of NYC
Ongoing
Queens Theatre
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
www.queenstheatre.org,
718.760.0064.
Ecuador Independence Celebration
By Asm. Moya. Queens Theatre
Aug. 8, 5:30 pm
Latino Cultural Festival concerts,
comedy, Cinderella live, in Spanish
Aug. 16-18
Queensborough Community
College
Performing Arts Ctr., 222-05 56
Avenue Bayside. Info, tix
718.631.6311, www.visitqpac.org.
Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Blvd., LIC,
718.956.9819, wwwsocratessculpturepark.org.
Saturday Sculpture Workshops
(programs/workshops-kids.php) To
Sept. 29, 12 pm-3 pm (rain/shine) •
Aug. 11, Celebration of Self • Aug.
18, Landscape Translation • Aug. 25
Scarecrows.
GrowNYC Greenmarket
Sat., to Nov. 17, 8 am-4 pm
Exercise Classes (yoga, capoeira,
Pilates, tai chi) Sat., Sun. to Sep. 30
Outdoor Cinema, Festival of
International Film, Music, Dance
and Food (free) (programs/ outdoorcinema. php) To Aug.
22, 7 pm; films at sunset (rain date
Aug. 29) • Aug. 8; Certified Copy
(France/Italy), Aug. 15; Spring,
Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring
(South Korea), Aug. 22.
Performances:
-Shakespeare by Hip to Hip: Comedy
of Errors, Aug. 12, 5-6:30 pm.
-Metropolitan Opera Summer
Recitals Aug. 9, 7-8 pm
Scarecrows, featured workshop for
adults Aug. 19-31, Sun. 2-6 pm,
weekdays 4-8 pm
“Folly” Residency and Exhibition
for Emerging Architects and
Designers
To Oct. 21
Summer Outdoor Artmaking Workshops Children. Info
www.socratessculpturepark.
org/education/artmaking.php.
Weekdays, to Aug. 17, 10 am-12 pm,
1-3 pm • Community Shrine bring
objects or photos. Aug. 13-17;
Scarecrows, Aug. 21 & 23
Kayaking, SSP Beach at Hallets
Cove
718.228.9214, www.licboathouse.org.
Sat. & Sun., to Oct. 7, 1-5 pm
York College Music

Concerts almost daily, Info: Music @
York College. 94-20 Guy R. Brewer
Blvd., Jamaica, 718-262-2000.
Others
Bloom Time Holiday Inn Manhattan
View, 39-05 29 St.; Space Realty
Group Gallery, 29-09 39 Ave., LIC •
To Aug. 30
Blue Star Museums Free admission
for active-duty military service members and their families. Info nyc.gov,
or 311.
To Sept. 3
Calpulli Music, Mexican accordion
class ($10 adults/ donation age 10-18)
Astoria School of Fine Arts, 38-01 23
Ave., 2nd Fl., Astoria, 718.507.2617.
Emily Stedman: Relationships
Undressed M55 Art, 44-02 23 St.,
LIC, 718.729.2988, m55art.org.
Aug. 15-Sept. 1 (opening reception
Aug. 15, 5-8 pm, invitation only)
Ladder Series: Staged Reading
Series for new plays ($7) The Creek
and the Cave, 10-93 Jackson Ave.,
LIC, tix www.theplatformgroup.org:
-Size Matters, Aug. 19
Laughing Devil Comedy Club 47-38
Vernon Blvd., LIC, 347.91.DEVIL,
www.LaughingDevil.com • The Big
Thing ($10), Weds., 8 pm; After
School Special ($15) Thurs., 8 pm;
Devil Science Theater 3K ($5)
www.DST3K.com, Thurs., 10:30 pm;
Laughing Devil Presents ($20), Fri.,
Sat., 8 pm & 10:30 pm; She-Devils
($20), Sun., 8 pm.
Laughing Devil Development Stage
Open mic, writing workshops, sketches, improv. Bread Box Cafe, 47-11 11
St. LIC
Thurs. 6 & 8 pm
LIC Artists, Summer Art
Exhibition
Sterling National Bank, 30-30 47
Ave., LIC • To Aug. 18
Queens Symphony Orchestra St.
John’s Univ., Great Lawn, 8000
Utopia Pkwy., Jamaica. Info
718.990.6161.
Aug. 12, 8 pm
Secret Theatre Musicals, 44-02 23
St., LIC, tix www.secrettheatre.com.
-Shakespeare: Twelfth Night ($18
incl. 1 drink) Res. 718.392.0722,
www.thequeensplayers.com • To Aug.
18

Free hours or suggested donation
museums:
Flushing Town Hall (gallery)
Jamaica Center for Arts and
Learning: (Gallery free at all times)
King Manor Museum
MoMA PS1
Museum of the Moving Image:
(free Fridays 4-8 pm)
Noguchi Museum:
(First Fridays, pay what you wish)
Queens County Farm Museum
Queens Museum of Art
Sculpture Center

Dinners, Dances, Fundraisers

Astor Room’s Oyster and Beer
Happy Hour ($15 unlim’d oysters
w/ Stella Artois beer) Kaufman
Astoria Studios, 34-12 36 St.,
Astoria, 718.255.1947.
Every Weds., 5-7 pm

Health
Central Queens YM & YWHA 67-
09 108 Street, Forest Hills, 718-268-
5011, www.cqy.org.
Mount Sinai Queens
Health events at various locations,
registration required, 718.267.4333,
(reg. and more events
www.mshq.org/events):
Aug. 10, 10:30 am, Reach Your
Health Goal, Astoria; Aug. 16, 11 am,
An Ounce of Prevention, Jackson
Heights; Aug. 22, 4:30-7 pm, Breast
Health Screening and Educ., Astoria;
Free Blood Pressure Screenings:
Weds. mornings, Astoria and Jackson
Hts., Aug. 8, 15, Sept. 5, 12, 19.
Samuel Field Y
Programs: Adult Ctr., Afterschool,
learning disabled, singles, parents,
space for parties. 58-20 Little Neck
Pkwy., Little Neck, 718.225.6750
www.sfy.org.
Wednesday Night Singles ($7m/
$10nm refreshments incl.)
Reservations, info Ilene Yair 718.225.
6750 x236. 2nd, 4th Weds., 7 - 9 pm
Aug. 8: How to improve your memory in 7 days or less.
Partner Abuse Counseling Program
Support, referrals to shelter and legal
svcs. Ongoing
Others
Be The Match Bone marrow testing
(simple cheek swab) for Jake and others.
Donations, volunteers needed. Hillcrest
Jewish Ctr., 183-02 Union Tpke.,
Flushing. Visit www.icla.org/give;
join.marrow.org/whywouldntyou; www.
facebook.com/matchjake; BeTheMatch.
org • Aug. 23, 11 am-2:30 pm
Coaching our Teens for Success
(being positive role models) with
Sen. Stavisky, Cncl. Koo Flushing
YMCA, 138-46 Northern Blvd.,
Flushing, 718.961.6880 x6552 • Aug.
9, 11 am-3 pm
No-cost Breast Cancer Screenings
Call 877-628-9090 for appt. Info
www.AmericanItalianCancer.org.
-Aug. 10, 10 am-5 pm, Cncl. Sanders,
15-26 Central Ave., Far Rockaway.
-Aug. 19, 10 am-5 pm, Battalion
Pentecostal Assembly, 454 Beach
67th St., Arvrerne.
-Aug. 31, 10 am-5 pm, Amazing
Medical Svcs., 110-16 Sutphin Blvd.,
Jamaica.

Historicals
Bayside Historical Society
Fort Totten Park. For info visit

www.baysidehistorical.org, or call
718.352.1548.
Ongoing exhibits ($3 donation)
Native Bayside; The Castle; If The
Hat Fits; Virtual Exhibit: Take a
Cruise Through the History of
Bayside 1639-2000.
Central Queens Historical
Association
A source for Queens photos not available elsewhere; go to www.CQHA.net
or call 917.376.4496.
Flushing Town Hall
Northern Blvd. & Linden Place,
718.463.7700,
www.flushingtownhall.org.
(see Arts section for events)
Greater Astoria Historical Soc.
35-20 Broadway, 4th Fl., Astoria,
718.278.0700, www.astorialic.org.
1962 ($5) • Aug. 18, 7 pm
Greater Ridgewood Historical
143-135 37 Ave.,
Flushing,718.465.1776. Open to the
public Sat.
King Manor Museum
King Park, Jamaica Ave. at 153 St.,
Jamaica, 718.206.0545,
www.kingmanor.org. Tours &
school/group programs, Thurs.- Sun.
Hands-On History: A Barn Full of
Animals (free) Bring your fave
stuffed animal • Aug. 11, 12-3 pm.
Craftsmen Days Free demonstrations
crafts 1800s • Aug. 17 & 18, 12-4 pm
Maple Grove Cemetery
83-15 Kew Gardens Road; The Center
at Maple Grove, 127-15 Kew Gardens
Rd., Kew Gardens, 718.523.1876,
www.friendsofmaplegrove.org.
Queens Historical Society
Kingsland Homestead, 143-35 37
Ave., Flushing. 718.939.0647 x17.
www.queenshistoricalsociety.org.
Third Tuesday Movie Matinees
($3/$2 students and seniors/$0m)
Exhibit: Growing Up Queens: A
Study of Childhood in Our Unique
Borough

Library Highlights
Queens Library
Call 718.990.0700, or visit
www.queenslibrary.org for program
information.
Central Library:
89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica.
-Children’s Library Discovery
Center
Adjacent to Central Library • ongoing
-Summer Reading Program
Children’s Lib. Discovery Ctr.
(Register www.summerreading.org.)
Free Online Training through
Metrix-Learning Solution (adults,
teens) Free training and certification
exams in software. Required registration sessions at various branches:
-Aug. 25, Long Island City Br., RSVP
-Aug. 27, Arverne, no RSVP req’d
Woodhaven Book Discussion Group
Woodhaven Br., 85-41 Forest Pkwy.,

718.849.1010 • 3rd Weds., 2 pm

Parks & Recreation
Alley Pond Environmental Center
Pre-register for ALL events.
228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston,
718.229.4000, www.alleypond.com.
Children’s Nature Programs (ages
18 mos. thru high school) weekdays,
weekend, after school, birthday parties, internships. Ongoing.
Family & Adult Programs
Hiking Club, Astronomy, Knitting
APEC Adventure Hour - Sand Fun
($10m/ $16 nm) ages 18-36 mos.,
Aug. 12, 1:30-2:45 pm
An Evening With the Stars ($10m/
$12nm/ $7 ages 7-12) ages 7+.
Aug. 18, 8-10 pm
Fun in the Sand ($12m/ $18nm)
Aug. 18, ages 3 & 4, 1:30-3 pm
Aug. 25, ages 5 & 6, 1:30-3 pm
APEC Blood Drive make appt., Liz,
ext. 200, Aug. 22, 2-8 pm
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
Grand Central Pkwy., Whitestone
Exwy. bet. 111 St. and College Point
Blvd., Park Drive E / #7 train to
Mets-Willets Pt. Station.
Shakespeare in the Park, Hip to
Hip Co. Aug. 8, 7:30 pm at the
Unisphere (bring blanket, low chair,
picnic)
Forest Park Union Tpke. & Park
Lane
Concerts at George Seuffert
Bandshell
Info:
www.nycgovparks.org/parks/forestpa
rk/events/page/2 • To Aug. 9
Evening Ride on Forest Park
Carousel to End Alzheimer’s ($10
unlim’d rides, incl. face paint/ $3
indiv. rides )
Aug. 17, 6:30-8:30 pm (rain/shine)
Fort Totten
Fort Totten Visitor Center, Bldg. 502,
North of 212 St. and Cross Island
Pkwy.
Queens Botanical Garden
43-50 Main St., Flushing,
718.886.3800,
www.queensbotanical.org. (free adm.
after 4 pm Sun.)
Children’s Activity Table (free w/
adm) Sundays, to Sept. 2, 1-4pm &
Aug. 25, 1-4 pm
Farmer’s Market Friday
Every Friday through November 16
from 8:30am to 4pm
NYC Compost Project in Queens: I
Heart Worms for Kids ($5 per
child)
Thursday, August 9, 10:30-11:30am
Electric Sounds of Earth (Eart’
Acte) Pop favorites from 1940s-
1990s • August 26, 6pm
The Artist Within: the Urge to
Create (free w/ adm) Collection of
the Jamaica Estates Assn. • To Sept.
30
Queens County Farm Museum
73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park,
718.347.3276, www.queensfarm.org.
Queens Zoo
Interactive Discovery Center

53-51 111 St., Flushing Meadows-
Corona Park; 718.271.1500 or go to
www.queenszoo.com.
Voelker Orth Museum
149-19 38 Ave., Flushing,
718.359.6227, www.vomuseum.org.
Shakespeare in the Garden (free, all
ages) Hip to Hip Theatre Co.
Aug. 16, 7:30 pm Comedy of Errors
(90 mins.)
Others
Astoria Park Lawn Shore Blvd.,
between Astoria Pool and Hell Gate
Bridge, Astoria:
-Waterfront Concert Series by
CALDC Thurs., 7:30 pm:
Aug. 9, Bon Journey (Bon Jovi,
Journey tribute)
Live at the Gantries Gantry Plaza
State Park, www.LiveAtTheGantries.
com.
• Aug. 14, 7 pm,Christel Rice (Irish
flute).
Movies Under the Bridge Little Bay
Park, Bayside • Tues. eve.
Movies Under the Stars By Cncl.
Gennaro, Cunningham Park, 196 St.
& Union Tpke., Bayside, 8 pm • The
Help, Aug. 9; Captain America, Aug.
16; Happy Feet 2, Aug. 23, Close
Encounters...Third Kind, Aug. 27
(bring chair/blanket).
PAL Summer Play Streets sports,
arts and crafts, games, music, dance.
At Louis Armstrong Playground,
Marconi Playground, Playground 75,
Rochedale North Playground,
Simeone Park, Travers Park, West
Bourne Playground.
To Aug. 24, Mon.-Fri., 9 am-5 pm
Shakespeare in the Park in Queens:
Comedy of Errors and Hamlet Hip to
Hip Theatre Co., See schedule:
www.hiptohip.org • To Aug. 18
Summer Sundays at the Park
(Travers Park Play Street, free, 5
pm) 78 St., betw. 34 Ave. & Northern
Blvd., Jackson Hts., Sun., 5 pm •
Aug. 12: Boodoosingh Tassa
Drummers (South Asian); Aug. 19, 2
pm: Swedish Cottage Marionettes
presents Bessie’s Big Shot; 5 pm: AC
Haley (classical, rock, Broadway),
Bethany Wild (sings American standards), Jia-Yi He (harmonica virtuoso); Aug. 26, 2 pm: Theatre for the
New City presents 99% Reduced Fat
or You Can Bank On Us; 5 pm: Dan
Sheehan Conspiracy (original rock).
Western Queens Compost Initiative
Drop off: Greenmarket, 34 Ave. & 77
St., Jackson Hts. • Sun. 9 am-12 pm

School Events, Reunions

Christ the King H.S. Alumni &
Friends Golf Classic Cherry Valley
Club, 28 Rockaway Ave. at 3rd St.,
Garden City. Prize donations and
sponsorships welcome.
Info/reservations 718.366.7400 x272,
e-mail alumni@ctkrhs.org.
Oct. 1, 8:45 am (deadline for reservations,

w/payment only, Sept. 24;
deadline for sponsorships Sept. 19)
St. John’s Prep Alumni Reunion:
Classes of ‘82, ‘87, ‘92, ‘97, ‘02 • St.
John’s Prep, Astoria, 718.721.7200
x686, email: sjpalumni@stjohnsprepschool.org.
Summer Camps at Wildlife
Conservation Society’s Queens Zoo
Ages 2-17, register now,
www.queenszoo.com, 718.271.7361.

Senior Centers, Activities

AARP
Chapter 2889, Elks Lodge, 82-20
Queens Blvd., Rego Park,
718.672.9890. Meetings 1st & 3rd
Weds., 12 pm
Astoria Restoration Assoc.
Help with Home Energy (HEAP)
Grants 31-28 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria,
718.726.0034. • Ongoing
Atria Kew Gardens & Lighthouse
International 117-01 84 Ave., Kew
Gardens, 718.441.0300.
Bayside S.C. 221-15 Horace Harding
Expwy., Bayside.
Benjamin Rosenthal Prince Street
Senior Center Selfhelp Community
Services, 45-25 Kissena Blvd.,
Flushing, 718.886.5777.
Central Queens YM/YWHA S.C.
67-09 108 St., Forest Hills,
718.268.5011.
CCNS/Peter J. DellaMonica S.C.
23-56 Broadway, Astoria,
718.626.1500.
Flushing House 38-20 Bowne St.,
347-532-3025 or 718.762.3198.
Flushing-Fresh Meadows Jewish
Center 193-10 Peck Ave., Fresh
Meadows, 718.357.5100.
Forest Hills Senior Center 108-25
62nd Dr., 718.699.1010.
Glenridge S.C. & Advisory Center
59-03 Summerfield St., Ridgewood
718.386.5136
Classic Movie Thursdays
Howard Beach Senior Ctr.
156-45 84 St. (entrance 85 St.),
Howard Beach, 718.738.8100.
Joint Public Affairs Committee for
Older Adults
212.402.1127.
Kew Gardens Community Center
80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., Suite 202,
Kew Gardens, 718.268.5960.
Computer Lab M-F, 10am-4pm
Board Games M,T,W,F, 1-4pm
French class, beginners: Thurs.
12:30-1:30 pm; conversation 1:30-
2:30 pm
Peter Cardella Senior Citizen Ctr.
68-52 Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood,
718.497.2908/ TTY 718.497.2589
Pomonok Senior Center 67-09
Kissena Blvd., Flushing,
718.591.3377.
Bingo • Mon. & Fri 10 am
Yoga • Thurs. 10 am
Knitting • Fri. 1 pm
Queens Interagency Council On

Aging
(QICA) Queens Borough Hall, 120-
55 Queens Blvd., Room 319, Kew
Gardens, 718.268.5954.
Rego Park Senior Center
93-29 Queens Blvd., Rego Park,
718.896.8511. Free membership,
classes, workshops, case assistance.
Hot lunches served.
Ridgewood Older Adult Center &
Services 59-14 70 Ave., Ridgewood,
718.456.2000.
Selfhelp Austin Street Senior
Center, 106-06 Queens Blvd., Forest
Hills, 718.520.8197.
Self-Help Benjamin Rosenthal S.C.
45-25 Kissena Blvd., Flushing,
718.459.5549.
Selfhelp Maspeth, 69-61 Grand Ave.,
Maspeth, 718.429.3636.
Steinway S.C. 20-43 Steinway St.,
Astoria; 718.728.8472.
Lunch Special Suggested contribution $1.50 age 60+, $3.50 under age
60.
Mon. - Fri.
Sunnyside Community Services
Center for Active Older Adults
43-31 39 St., Sunnyside,
718.784.6173.

Street Fairs, Fleas, Markets

Astoria Greenmarket 14 St., betw.
31 Ave. & 31 Rd.,
www.grownyc.org/follow. To Nov.
14, 8 am-3 pm (food stamps, benefit
cards, etc. accepted)
Astoria Park Shore Fest Aug. 19
Douglaston Greenmarket LIRR
Station, 235 St. & 41 Ave. (food
stamps, benefit cards, etc. accepted)
To Nov. 18 (Sun. 8 am-3 pm)
Farmer’s Markets By HHC
Hospitals
-Elmhurst Hosp. Ctr., 41 Ave., betw.
80 & 81 Sts. • To Nov. 20, Tues, 8
am-5 pm
-Queens Hospital Ctr., 164 St. & 82
Rd., Sidewalk Pavilion under East
Bridge.
To mid Nov., Thurs. 8 am-4 pm
St. Raphael’s Church Flea Mkts.
Vendors invited, ($30/ 10-ft spots)
35-20 Greenpoint Ave., LIC,
718.729.8957.
Sept. 9, Oct. 7; 9 am - 4 pm
Summer Evenings Concert Series
Northern Woodside Coalition. Sgt.
Collins Park, 58 St. & Broadway,
Woodside, info 718.205.1030, Thurs.,
7 pm:
Aug. 9, Cady Finlayson (Irish music)
Sunnyside Summer Streets (Sat., 46
St., Queens Blvd. to Greenpoint
Ave.):
Arts & Crafts Fair for children, Aug.
11, 1-6 pm; Frank Pedulla & the
Music Staff Orch. (big band), Aug.
18, 4-6 pm; Jon Bates Band, Aug. 25,
2-4 pm.

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